Helping you determine the best path forward for you and your employees – whether you’re dealing with layoffs, furloughs or evolving healthcare needs.
Overview:
Time to reopen, now what?
We understand there will be some hesitation and roadblocks business leaders face once all of the "shelters in place" are released. We gathered the resources below to help you and your team return to work.
As schools reopen in pandemic, chart a course forward with a flexible work-life balance
Now, with schools opening back up for virtual or on-campus learning, you are faced with even more tough decisions—and your employees are counting on you to navigate them to a safe harbor.
Return to Work Checklist from BLR
To help prevent workplace health risks, employers should consider implementing the following return-to-work measures.
Return to Worksite Acknowledgement
Use this consent form when allowing employees to return to the office.
Are temperature screenings the new workplace norm?
On March 18, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its guidance that gave employers the green light to take employees’ temperatures before entering the workplace.
Return-to-Work Resources
Before your employees begin returning to the workplace, refer to this guide to ensure you’re well prepared to provide a safe environment.
How to reopen your business
Here are some questions to ask as you prepare to reopen your doors once the pandemic subsides:
3 ways to thrive in the long term
Here's how business owners preparing to reopen can position their companies to succeed in the long run:
CDC releases interim guidance
Businesses and Employers should follow the CDC guidelines to plan and respond to COVID-19.
Tips to reduce risk of exposure in the workplace
OSHA provides 10 tips all workplaces can take to reduce risk of exposure to coronavirus.
Texas may have green light to open, but not everyone is willing to risk it
Companies are encouraged to have an open conversation with their employees to gauge how they felt about returning to work.
3 ways to support your employees
Here's how to keep your employees informed and engaged as you prepare to reopen:
Face Covering FAQs
OSHA recently released a frequently asked questions document for the use of face masks.
Resuming Business Toolkit
The Resuming Business Toolkit is designed to assist employers in slowing the spread of COVID-19 and lowering the impact in their workplace when reintegrating employees into non-healthcare business settings.
How do I manage my remote employees?
Managing remote employees can be a challenge for any business, especially during these unprecedented times. As business move toward telecommuting and remote-work arrangements in an attempt to self-isolate, managers are tasked with transitioning their teams to the online lifestyle.
This adjustment requires leaders to look for ways to keep employees engaged and supported to ensure success.
Manage remote workers
Get tips and insights on better managing remote employees.
Collaborating through the Coronavirus
Keep your team connected without draining their electronic and mental batteries.
Effective telecommuting policy
Consider making telecommuting part of your work culture.
How to keep employee morale high during uncertain, virtual times
Reconnect with your employees and offer that tether to office culture they crave.
Office life under quarantine
How to adapt to working from home and thrive in your new normal.
How to support employees best during uncertain times
As a leader, you have the obligation to help your employees feel supported, and you have the opportunity to help them adjust and thrive during this uncertain time.
E.A.S.E into the transition of remote work
Use this infographic to learn how to manage productivity and lead your team to success while everyone is apart.
Remote accountability
How to build trust when your teams are working from home.
Essential management resources
From a telecommuting checklist to HR guidance and best practices, ThinkHR has put together helpful resources to assist you while managing workers from home.
Staying organized during the pandemic
How to stay on task remotely using Trello.
Do your employees have what they need?
How to prepare your employees to work remotely.
How to keep a fully distributed company engaged
It can work for everyone,' says WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, who oversees 1,100 employees in 77 cities.
3 creative ways small businesses are supporting employees with kids during the pandemic
Here are some low- and no-cost ways that employers can help parents and caregivers balance personal and professional responsibilities.
5 ways to improve employee communication during the COVID-19 crisis
Taking care of company team members should be a top priority. Leaders need to take the helm and steer the ship during these unpredictable tides—and ensure their actions are in the best interests of their employees.
Employee mental health and well-being guidance
We are all learning how to cope with a global crisis. Each day, there is a new challenge that we may encounter. Here are a few things that Google is doing to help our people take care of their mental health during these difficult and uncertain times.
How to Do Performance Reviews — Remotely
Approach them with flexibility, leniency, empathy and compassion.
What Your Coworkers Need Right Now is Compassion
... Not judgement.
How to Reassure Your Team When the News Is Scary
They’ll look to you for stability.
How to Communicate in a Crisis
A planful approach to your communications can make the difference for your employees.
Does your company have a long term plan for remote work?
Develop a clear vision to get you through an uncertain future.
Leading Remote Teams Effectively
Professor Heidi Gardner, Harvard Law School, discusses strategies to keep your teams focused.
What options do I have to keep my business afloat?
On March 27, the president signed into law a $2.2 trillion relief package—the largest in U.S. history—to provide aid to businesses, workers, and those unemployed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Our team of experts has broken down the resources provided in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) to help you navigate these uncharted waters.
4 things to know when you're facing a sudden cash crunch
Check out these tips to stay financially afloat in uncertain times.
Learn about your rights
You may get access to some paid time off if affected by the coronavirus, but there are loopholes.
What can I do to help my former employees?
It’s never easy for managers to deliver bad news. But having to layoff or furlough loyal, hardworking employees due to COVID-19 makes this already somber experience even harder.
We have provided a few resources to help you determine which route is better for your business. When it’s time to say goodbye, companies should consider putting together a list of resources for their outgoing employees. Below are a few we have created for you.
Returning to work and rehiring
COVID-19 is changing the recruiting and hiring process.
Post-pandemic recruiting
The applicant pool is now deeper than ever. What can candidates do to stand out, and how should employers adapt?
Ease worries and fears during a layoff or furlough
It's never easy letting good employees go. Share critical resources to show you care.
Furloughs vs. layoffs
In lieu of layoffs, many major companies have decided to furlough employees. But what does a furlough mean, exactly — and how is it different from being laid off?
Remote recruiting
In-person interviews with job candidates are important, but there are other ways to ensure candidates are the right fit.
How to recruit and hire virtually
Many companies have gone completely virtual. If you're hiring, here's what you need to know to successfully adapt your recruiting process.
Valuable resources for the unemployed and furloughed
The Department of Labor and other government agencies offer several good resources for the unemployed.
Beware the influx of phishing scams
Keep yourself and your employees prepared for, and aware of Coronavirus phishing scams.
Remote work could cause a decrease in PTO
This pandemic may press employees to take less vacation time this summer.
How the Coronavirus Crisis is Redefining Jobs
Three ways to shift work, talent and resources to where they are needed most
Communicating Through the Coronavirus Crisis
Identify your key constituents and tailor your message appropriately.
How do I stay up to date with the latest pay codes for vaccinations or the vaccination exemption policies?
We have provided the pay codes for vaccinations, exemptions and vaccine policies. We also have the new Term and LOA codes for use when employees do not or cannot comply with vaccine mandates.
Many states allow for a medical or religious exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine so we have also included the forms to request medical or religious exemptions. See below for more information
Termination Codes for vaccinations, exemptions, vaccine policies
Term code: VIOLVACM (Policy Viol Vaccine Mandate)
LOA code is: LOAVACM (LOA Vaccine Mandate)
Medical and Religious Exemption Forms
EEOC Religious Accommodation Request Form